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i keep wondering whether the election of 12 compared to 1912 or 18 told because the agenda at the election is held in the middle class and growth in the economy and that is not what we been talking about. we are not even close to me. this is where we need to get the politicians and policymakers, whether they're in washington or sacramento or indianapolis engaged in focusing on how to build jobs behind and make america market that it is. as a whole bunch of things family to business and this is only my agenda. i am a reporter. i just looked at the number of hideous people have it seemed sensible in terms of the problems i've seen of the country. >> host: big u.s. tax code fairer. corporate tax code should be designed to create jobs. when they get very little on the phone from lebanon, tennessee. good morning. >> host: when i taught about as higher and lower reach people, it happened to notch his another country. not only that, financial institutions are going to profit from all of this, to because when a lot of people can't get jobs, their credit is destroyed. when they finally find jobs, t
i keep wondering whether the election of 12 compared to 1912 or 18 told because the agenda at the election is held in the middle class and growth in the economy and that is not what we been talking about. we are not even close to me. this is where we need to get the politicians and policymakers, whether they're in washington or sacramento or indianapolis engaged in focusing on how to build jobs behind and make america market that it is. as a whole bunch of things family to business and this is...
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i think, however, in the house there are people who understand that got elected to fix what is broken. and i think it's very evident, that very few things are as broken and are as detrimental to our national security, to our economic stability and security, to our future than is broken immigration system. that's where the pressure lies, not, you're absolutely right, the majority of folks in the house, they're not going to feel pressured because there's a senate bill but i hope they feel pressure because we have a broken system that i think we can show there are fixes, there are enforceable that make sense, that protects the rule of law, that help our economy. that's the pressure i think hopefully will come to their. >> can i just add, i know this wasn't directed to me, but this is not just a latino issue. i think that's -- it is but not just that. if you take a look at the asian-american community, take a look at the southern baptists who have really stepped up to the bat and every time i to support comprehensive immigration reform. the evangelicals who are calling in to offices, and
i think, however, in the house there are people who understand that got elected to fix what is broken. and i think it's very evident, that very few things are as broken and are as detrimental to our national security, to our economic stability and security, to our future than is broken immigration system. that's where the pressure lies, not, you're absolutely right, the majority of folks in the house, they're not going to feel pressured because there's a senate bill but i hope they feel...
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field coordinator for the republican's 2012 presidential campaign filed a complaint with the federal election commission alleging that political action committee funds were improperly used to pay staffers and others. the office of congressional ethics is conducting a preliminary investigation and could dismiss the case or refer it to the house ethics committee. >>> a new jersey man stepping forward yesterday to claim the $338 million powerball jackpot. talking about 44-year-old bodega owner pedro cassada telling reporters he was tired and nervous after turning in the winning ticket. we can bet that. the dominican-born father of five says he is very happy and intends to help his family with the winnings. his wife says she never expected to win and still can't believe it. 13 other tickets worth $1 million each fell just one number short of that jackpot. one happy guy. >>> a criminal indictment claims punxsutawney phil falsely predicted this year's early spring. but the famous groundhog's handler decided to take the blame. groundhog club inner circle president bill dealy told reporters while phi
field coordinator for the republican's 2012 presidential campaign filed a complaint with the federal election commission alleging that political action committee funds were improperly used to pay staffers and others. the office of congressional ethics is conducting a preliminary investigation and could dismiss the case or refer it to the house ethics committee. >>> a new jersey man stepping forward yesterday to claim the $338 million powerball jackpot. talking about 44-year-old bodega...
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[applause] >> now i see from the first elected woman of newtown, connecticut. she described what last september's tragedy has meant to her town as she addressed graduates at sacred heart university. the university is 20 miles away from sandy hook elementary school. this is 10 minutes. [applause] >> good morning. thank you president patella for addressing me with such comments and welcoming me. i'm humbled and and greatly honored by this recognition. good morning graduates. congratulations to you for having reached this milestone in life's journey, and congratulations all susan mons and dads, spouses, relatives, and supporters out there who are so proud of your accomplishments. and who so wish you happiness and success as you venture forth. i've had the pleasure of sitting in the audience of the graduations of my own children and soon for my grandchildren. those events fill me with satisfaction that i have accomplished one of live schools the shepherding and parenting of those for whom i have down list love -- boundless love. i describe my self these days as an
[applause] >> now i see from the first elected woman of newtown, connecticut. she described what last september's tragedy has meant to her town as she addressed graduates at sacred heart university. the university is 20 miles away from sandy hook elementary school. this is 10 minutes. [applause] >> good morning. thank you president patella for addressing me with such comments and welcoming me. i'm humbled and and greatly honored by this recognition. good morning graduates....
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. >> the next general election will be hillary and joe will be 70 years old. and what is coming. chris christie -- [inaudible] >> age and weight in one question. >> i don't think chris christie is too heavy. he said most popular republican governor in the country right now. several republicans and of course john kasich, the governor of pennsylvania. so in terms of 2016, this is the first open election on both sides and in 2008 i expect we'll have a lurch bill of candidate that she is going to be a very phenomenal candidate. there's a lot going where she beat jeb bush and marco rubio by double digits. she thought it would be a strong candidate. joe biden is strong candidate and we have an enormous number of good governors. martin of mali, governor cuomo of colorado. so i'm excited. >> are never going to complain. >> part of barack obama's appeal was young and vibrant. [inaudible] [laughter] >> in presidential politics -- as the country moves to a next generation of readership, they rarely if ever reach back and bring in an older generation. to a certain extent that was a factor fo
. >> the next general election will be hillary and joe will be 70 years old. and what is coming. chris christie -- [inaudible] >> age and weight in one question. >> i don't think chris christie is too heavy. he said most popular republican governor in the country right now. several republicans and of course john kasich, the governor of pennsylvania. so in terms of 2016, this is the first open election on both sides and in 2008 i expect we'll have a lurch bill of candidate that...
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boehner was re-elected thursday with 220 votes. though he had overwhelming support from the gop ten conservative lawmakers voted for someone other than boehner during a roll call vote. and some sustained altogether. boehner reminded voters to stay focused on public service and not personal glory. >> if you've come here to see your name in the lights or to pass off political victory at some accomplishment, you've come to the wrong place. the door's right behind you. >> boehner says he plans to focus on the federal defit during this term. >>> one of the first items of business for speaker boehner an aid package for hurricane sandy victims. later this morning, the house will vote on a $9.7 billion bill to replenish the national flood insurance program to provide relief for home and business owners flooded out by the storm. fema says it will run out of money next week if congress doesn't give it additional buying authority. boehner faced bipartisan criticism this week for failing to bring the measure to the floor. >> students who atten
boehner was re-elected thursday with 220 votes. though he had overwhelming support from the gop ten conservative lawmakers voted for someone other than boehner during a roll call vote. and some sustained altogether. boehner reminded voters to stay focused on public service and not personal glory. >> if you've come here to see your name in the lights or to pass off political victory at some accomplishment, you've come to the wrong place. the door's right behind you. >> boehner says...
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host: did the election provide any clarity on that? guest: actually the election, we stayed pretty much status quo. you've got a republican majority in the house, you're got a democrat majority in the senate and you've got democratic administration. the democrats controls two- thirds of the government. which is why the president has to step up and provide leadership on these key issue that's helps the congress bridge this divide, which isn't just in the congress but the people of this country saying, these are different views of how we governor. we've got to come to come together and get the job done. host: you had a lot of interaction with the president? has the republican leadership had close interaction on a personal level with the president? guest: no, we need presidential leadership to join with us. host: let's go to mel joining us from clay pool, indiana, go ahead please. caller: good morning. i think there's one thing that they could possibly do to help balance the budget and that was -- the whole group everybody including the p
host: did the election provide any clarity on that? guest: actually the election, we stayed pretty much status quo. you've got a republican majority in the house, you're got a democrat majority in the senate and you've got democratic administration. the democrats controls two- thirds of the government. which is why the president has to step up and provide leadership on these key issue that's helps the congress bridge this divide, which isn't just in the congress but the people of this country...
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opposition leaders are demand ing a new election. officials say his condition is delicate. >>> melissa mollet live with breaking news. >>> just learned the head of criminal investigations in libya has been kidnapped at gunpoint. he was captured while traveling from his farm to work. it's believed hardline islamists are behind the kidnapping. the police chief has been abducted beforement at the live desk, melissa mollet, news4. >>> today a community will pay its respects to a fallen prince william county police officer. a wake for officer chris young will be held from 6:00 to 9:00 tonight at the hilton memorial chapel in woodbridge. his funeral is set for tomorrow at 10:00. young died monday afternoon when he collided with a minivan while responding to a call on his micro. he is survived by a wife and -- motorcycle. he is survived by a wife and three children. >>> the virginia supreme court reversed a judge's ruling on negative online reviews. the highest court threw out the injunction issued in fairfax county's circuit court last mon
opposition leaders are demand ing a new election. officials say his condition is delicate. >>> melissa mollet live with breaking news. >>> just learned the head of criminal investigations in libya has been kidnapped at gunpoint. he was captured while traveling from his farm to work. it's believed hardline islamists are behind the kidnapping. the police chief has been abducted beforement at the live desk, melissa mollet, news4. >>> today a community will pay its...
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the youngest, hawaii's 31-year-old iraq war vet and the first hindu ever elected. john boehner is expected to be re-elected speaker today but 17 conservatives could derail that. he's already announced the first order of business, a vote friday to provide billions to victims of super storm sandy. >> the bottom line is that between friday morning and january 15th a few votes will bring this $60 billion if absolutely necessary to new york, new jersey and connecticut. >> reporter: also top on their agenda, raising the debt ceiling so america can borrow more to pay its bills. republicans will insist on cutting spending first. >> the president is addicted to spending. he wants to spend, he wants a new credit card after he's maxed out the last one. >> if the president thinks that he's not going to negotiate, he better think again. he's president of the united states. he's not emperor of the planet. >> reporter: the last time congress fought over the debt ceiling the u.s. saw the first ever credit downgrade. >> it may take a default, another downgrade and the serious econo
the youngest, hawaii's 31-year-old iraq war vet and the first hindu ever elected. john boehner is expected to be re-elected speaker today but 17 conservatives could derail that. he's already announced the first order of business, a vote friday to provide billions to victims of super storm sandy. >> the bottom line is that between friday morning and january 15th a few votes will bring this $60 billion if absolutely necessary to new york, new jersey and connecticut. >> reporter: also...
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re-elected council members, orange, evans, bowser, alexander and miriam barry will begin new terms. there's an organizational meeting assigning council members to committees later today. >>> the governor will file a federal lawsuit challenging the stiff sanctions against penn state. they were handed down in the wake of jerry sandusky's child sex abuse scandal. the penalty includes a $60 million fine against penn state. it would be used to finance child abuse prevention efforts on a national level. state lawmakers object to that money being spent outside pennsylvania. >>> it is coming up on six minutes after 5:00. trying to get life back to normal. we'll tell you what the children of sandy hook elementary can expect when they return to the classroom. >>> also ahead, the brazen crime that left a apple store cleaned out of merchandise. >>> despite what your mom told you, there's no direct link to winter. we'll show you why, though, the flu bug always strikes at this time of year. >>> bundle up this morning, don't catch the flu. get ready when you head out to work. how long this chilly
re-elected council members, orange, evans, bowser, alexander and miriam barry will begin new terms. there's an organizational meeting assigning council members to committees later today. >>> the governor will file a federal lawsuit challenging the stiff sanctions against penn state. they were handed down in the wake of jerry sandusky's child sex abuse scandal. the penalty includes a $60 million fine against penn state. it would be used to finance child abuse prevention efforts on a...
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. >>> billionaire warren buffett said our elected officials are approaching the point of idi idiotsey. bank balance grown by trillions of dollars, sounds pretty good. details in a few minutes. . >>> welcome back, everybody. stories making news this morning. new cell phone video of that group of bikers in new york city. you can see them blocking a gas station. >>> the wife of a man driving the suv, she is speaking out. she says her husband was, quote, forced under the circumstances to take the actions he did in order to protect the lives of our entire family. wnbc reports one of the bikers is expected to surrender. >>> a grand jury charges a montana newlywed with pushing her husband off a cliff to his death. 22-year-old jordan lynn grant will be arraigned in court today on charges including first degree murder. >>> california governor jerry brown signs a law allowing undocumented immigrants to apply for driver's license. according to the national immigration law, california is one in 11 states that enacted a law for immigrants to get driver's licenses. >>> take a look at this rare two-
. >>> billionaire warren buffett said our elected officials are approaching the point of idi idiotsey. bank balance grown by trillions of dollars, sounds pretty good. details in a few minutes. . >>> welcome back, everybody. stories making news this morning. new cell phone video of that group of bikers in new york city. you can see them blocking a gas station. >>> the wife of a man driving the suv, she is speaking out. she says her husband was, quote, forced under the...
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think about the impact that picture had days before the election, a democratic president getting a pat on the back from a republican governor who's been touted as a possible 2016 presidential candidate. that seems to have a bit of a boost for president obama. now the tables are turned. governor chris christie presiding over this rebounding jersey shore. he'll take president obama on a tour. today they'll talk with business owners who have been able to rebuild their businesses over the last seven months. in part because of federal money coming into new jersey. they'll talk with homeowners who are still having a tough time rebuilding their homes and their lives. and now, as i said, the tables have turned a bit because governor christie, a republican governor, is trying to get re-elected in a heavily democratic state that the president won and won big last year. so besides following the money and besides following this rebuilding that's happening in jersey that we'll see today, we're also following the political impact of this visit. dara? >> tracie, thank you. >>> shifting gears now to a
think about the impact that picture had days before the election, a democratic president getting a pat on the back from a republican governor who's been touted as a possible 2016 presidential candidate. that seems to have a bit of a boost for president obama. now the tables are turned. governor chris christie presiding over this rebounding jersey shore. he'll take president obama on a tour. today they'll talk with business owners who have been able to rebuild their businesses over the last...
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. >> right now we know that we'll be interviewing elected officials and working on maybe trying to get into the white house. we'll be at the ceremonies. >> those teens will also be blogging for the media center and for southwest airlines which pays for their airfare and they will meet a student who won tickets from a congressman in a facebook contest. >>> it's another spare the air day today. this means you cannot burn wood indoors or even outside. this is the third consecutive spare the air day and sixth one of 2013. >>> new details this morning regarding a health scare for giants star pablo sandovol. the world series mvp checked into a hospital. his brother tweeted sandovol was checked in with abdominal pain and he's been diagnosed with colon colitis. allegedly he'll be released soon and we wish him well. >>> a busy weekend for bay area sports fans. they might as well pull up a seat and get comfy. action packed sunday. >> in the morning mavericks surfers expected to hit the waves at 8:00 a.m. surf is up. swells expected to reach 30 to 40 feet. >> you know what's happening at noon. ni
. >> right now we know that we'll be interviewing elected officials and working on maybe trying to get into the white house. we'll be at the ceremonies. >> those teens will also be blogging for the media center and for southwest airlines which pays for their airfare and they will meet a student who won tickets from a congressman in a facebook contest. >>> it's another spare the air day today. this means you cannot burn wood indoors or even outside. this is the third...
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, secret ballot election. the winners win and the losers accept it, but it seems to me it's fundamental incompatible. if you look at the results of that, the pension problems all across the country, virtually every state and local government is awash in pension problems. you look at her own situation here where you have people who work in the government as of today, actively discouraging and bringing the power of the government down on people who think that federal government is too big, and it strikes me that as i think i quoted john as saying this is a 50 or mistake and it's time to kind of have that discussion again of the appropriateness of unionism in the public sector. unionism and the private sector, fine. i don't have any problem with that, but i think it's time, because we're suffering the consequences of it. i'm going to take one more and then i'm going to head out. >> my name is david keating. first an observation about norms comment earlier where he talked about social welfare and exclusively. when
, secret ballot election. the winners win and the losers accept it, but it seems to me it's fundamental incompatible. if you look at the results of that, the pension problems all across the country, virtually every state and local government is awash in pension problems. you look at her own situation here where you have people who work in the government as of today, actively discouraging and bringing the power of the government down on people who think that federal government is too big, and it...
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on election day. how many of us experience that line, that q. and the answer is, most of us vote absentee because of that responsibility. so one of the things i've tried to do over the years is ideal in advance to ago and i stand in line and i learned a lot. i learnt a lot by listening to people, but that may be something as a professional goal for each of us is experienced the line come experience the way, experience the location. all right? >> my name is lorenzo. i have almost 10 months experience in the selection process. i worked at a trainer and helped out with the helpdesk for the april primary and the may special election. in the general election i worked as a trainer and very reluctantly as an area rap. the area rep job, however, took me out of my -- after training and let me see really what happens out in the wild. so which really good experience that way. one of the things i observed is i thought that we had a never-ending supply of voters all day in d.c. they were much more orderly than i e
on election day. how many of us experience that line, that q. and the answer is, most of us vote absentee because of that responsibility. so one of the things i've tried to do over the years is ideal in advance to ago and i stand in line and i learned a lot. i learnt a lot by listening to people, but that may be something as a professional goal for each of us is experienced the line come experience the way, experience the location. all right? >> my name is lorenzo. i have almost 10 months...
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and you're talking about elections four years from now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and a very good morning to you. nice to see you today. i'm veronica de la cruz. this week, president obama puts immigration reform front and center on his agenda. on tuesday he will outline his overhaul in a major speech in las vegas, and even a bipartisan group of senators is on board to reform the system that impacts 11 million undocumented people in america. tracie potts has details for us. good morning. >> reporter: veronica, good morning. remember, this was a first-term promise not kept by president obama. tough time getting this through. lawmakers now, as you noted, democrats and republicans, are working together. they think they have the outline for something that may work in terms of tighter border patrols and employer verification, a guest worker program, and even a pass for citizenship for illegal immigrants. it's something that both sides, democrats and republicans, want, and in some cases both sides need. >> we can't go on
and you're talking about elections four years from now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and a very good morning to you. nice to see you today. i'm veronica de la cruz. this week, president obama puts immigration reform front and center on his agenda. on tuesday he will outline his overhaul in a major speech in las vegas, and even a bipartisan group of senators is on board to reform the system that impacts 11 million undocumented people in america. tracie potts has...
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that was election night. in december, the president said that spending is the problem, which is i believe why the credit rating industry came out the ratings a week ago and they said in the absence of a credible deficit reduction plan that the united states would be downgraded with regard to credit. in spite of the fact that the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff said that the greatest threat to our national security was our debt. democrats in the senate are now going to have to make a choice. do they agree with the president, that spending is not a problem, or did they agree with their constituents at home for focus on the fact that they are burdening our children and grandchildren with a mountain of debt, burying them under that mountain of debt. i just got back from wyoming where people continue to be very concerned and anxious about the debt for their kids and grandkids. the chance for freedom and opportunity is lost in as the debt continues to increase. this is an announcement that the obama campaign
that was election night. in december, the president said that spending is the problem, which is i believe why the credit rating industry came out the ratings a week ago and they said in the absence of a credible deficit reduction plan that the united states would be downgraded with regard to credit. in spite of the fact that the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff said that the greatest threat to our national security was our debt. democrats in the senate are now going to have to make a...
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what i have seen, and i got so tired of adults during the last election that the week before the election i went to seven schools and visited them, and all of them had a resource officer. and they, at least the students i saw around, he was part of the school system, or she. they were very much a part of d i mean, a lot of the kids, maybe they'd gotten to know these folks andering, but they seemed to interact. i was amazed at how well and how much trust they had. and i think that goes, mr. pompei, you and mr. canady, the trust the students gain if you take the time to do that. and i think they will share or a lot of things with the resource officer and the school counselor if they're available, and it sounds like they're not available if only 10 percent of schools had them, and in your case in california, 1 in 1,000, you might as well not have them if you have that few. any comment? >> well, it certainly, you know, we're not calling for police in schools. what we're asking for are the ones that go into schools, that they're properly trained. however, i certainly know the benefits of an sr
what i have seen, and i got so tired of adults during the last election that the week before the election i went to seven schools and visited them, and all of them had a resource officer. and they, at least the students i saw around, he was part of the school system, or she. they were very much a part of d i mean, a lot of the kids, maybe they'd gotten to know these folks andering, but they seemed to interact. i was amazed at how well and how much trust they had. and i think that goes, mr....
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[applause] and our newly-elected official representing new hampshire's 2nd district, representative-elect ann mclane custer. ms. . [applause] and finally this morning, the new governor for the state of new hampshire, please, join me in welcoming governor-elect maggie hassan. [cheers and applause] >> welcome, welcome, welcome. so exciting. thank you all so much for coming out. excuse my back. good morning, gayle. good to see you. [laughter] so great to see all of you this morning. and thank you so much, really appreciate it. good morning. we have a lot to talk about this morning, and in my world never enough time. i'm sure yours as well. so i think i'm just going to just jump right in. i hope we can have a great, well-rounded conversation to take us to around 9:15, 9:20 or so. l the first question i actually want to ask you is something we talked about in the staff. on the day after the election, people all over the united states just seemed so profoundly excited, celebrating this historic moment, viewing it as an historic moment. i just have to ask you what does it mean to you, and i'm re
[applause] and our newly-elected official representing new hampshire's 2nd district, representative-elect ann mclane custer. ms. . [applause] and finally this morning, the new governor for the state of new hampshire, please, join me in welcoming governor-elect maggie hassan. [cheers and applause] >> welcome, welcome, welcome. so exciting. thank you all so much for coming out. excuse my back. good morning, gayle. good to see you. [laughter] so great to see all of you this morning. and...
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. >> reporter: consider this. 26 states have never elected a woman senator. and there are still five states that have not sent a woman to the u.s. house. so why is new hampshire first to elect an all-female congressional delegation? being a small state surely helps. but new hampshire also has the largest state legislature in the country. with 400 members. and that means lots of opportunities to gain experience. >> and being a primary state, politics is our state voice. so people are acutely aware, and involved. and i think that helps, too. >> reporter: and with more women taking on higher office, the new reality is that an all-women team will no longer be such a surprise. kelly o'donnell, nbc news, washington. >> we're back in a moment. but first, this is "today" on nbc. [ wind howling ] [ female announcer ] it balances you... [ water crashing ] ...it fills you with energy... and it gives you what you are looking for to live a more natural life. in a convenient two bar pack. this is nature valley... delicious granola bars made with the best ingredients in nat
. >> reporter: consider this. 26 states have never elected a woman senator. and there are still five states that have not sent a woman to the u.s. house. so why is new hampshire first to elect an all-female congressional delegation? being a small state surely helps. but new hampshire also has the largest state legislature in the country. with 400 members. and that means lots of opportunities to gain experience. >> and being a primary state, politics is our state voice. so people are...
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the stage is set for a conclave elect a new pope. there's a press conference being held now and we'll get more information from that. everyone is waking up to this news, international reaction slowly coming in from the german government because pope benedict is german. they are moved by the news and chancellor angela merkel will react later. reaction just starting to come in as people hear this breaking news. >> we'll have more on the pope's resignation later on. parts of the gulf coast are waking up to untold damage after a wave of severe storms raked across the region sunday night. the brunt of the storms hit in and around hattiesburg, mississippi, where a long-track tornado ripped across part of the state. the twister traveled down one of the main streets, winding through the university of southern mississippi campus. the governor declared a state of emergency in seven counties reporting damage including downed trees, mangled buildings, and injuries to more than a dozen people. fortunately no deaths have been reported. >>> nbc met
the stage is set for a conclave elect a new pope. there's a press conference being held now and we'll get more information from that. everyone is waking up to this news, international reaction slowly coming in from the german government because pope benedict is german. they are moved by the news and chancellor angela merkel will react later. reaction just starting to come in as people hear this breaking news. >> we'll have more on the pope's resignation later on. parts of the gulf coast...
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up until the last election, four years ago, last time that we elected someone who wasn't a governor or a vice president but for election was 1960. every other president has done a president or vice president or president running for reelection. it makes sense. the american people want someone who can get things right. you have to be a chief executive, you have to be held at ms. accountable >> you have to be accountable. >> would that have a huge impact on scaring folks away? >> i think it would have a impact because clinton is a great performer. you put in place major education reform that i and a lot of governors tried to replicate. you have a great record of success. frankly, even the selection and in the past, if you show just his last name, he would have been running for president watson is now. there is no doubt about it. is it time to take a look at names and the pastor time to move forward? >> [inaudible question] >> they are thinking one of two tracks. if hillary does run, she does. what is pretty formidable if she runs. >> she is intelligent and well preserved. >> she would be
up until the last election, four years ago, last time that we elected someone who wasn't a governor or a vice president but for election was 1960. every other president has done a president or vice president or president running for reelection. it makes sense. the american people want someone who can get things right. you have to be a chief executive, you have to be held at ms. accountable >> you have to be accountable. >> would that have a huge impact on scaring folks away?...
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castro voted in the general election at a polling place in havana. >>> new u.s. kansas city john kerry spent the weekend talking to leaders of israel, palestinian, turkey, canada, mexico and japan. >>> and a star in the all american girls professional league baseball league that is in the 1940s has died at the age of 88. she was an inspiration for the movie "a league of their own." >>> a 500-year-old mystery solved in england. scientific tests say a skeleton found under a parking lot was that of king richard iii. he left a trail of bodies including two nephews on the way to the throne. >>> and a spectacular halftime show, brother versus brother and super ads. did the 34 minute power outage when the game was one sided hurt the rating? the audience numbers will be out later today and it's a story we're keeping an eye on. >>> one company that took immediate advantage was nabisco. their cookie team tweeted power out? no problem. you can still dunk in the dark. that ad received over 14,000 retweets and 5,000 favorites. >>> just in time for lent mcdonald's will offer i
castro voted in the general election at a polling place in havana. >>> new u.s. kansas city john kerry spent the weekend talking to leaders of israel, palestinian, turkey, canada, mexico and japan. >>> and a star in the all american girls professional league baseball league that is in the 1940s has died at the age of 88. she was an inspiration for the movie "a league of their own." >>> a 500-year-old mystery solved in england. scientific tests say a skeleton...
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is alluding to is a deeply held view among republican leaders that the president is not done with re-election. that he wants to achieve political conquest over the republican party. that's been said publicly and privately. i think he is also talking about the need for republicans to make some gains incrementally and constructively and not allow the democrats and the president to paint them into a corner. even over the budget fights, you have seen republicans fair so poorly politically. that's the hole they have to climb out of. what i think is prominent in terms of 2016, still, two visions of what government ought to do and the performance of the economy that will dictate where these debates go. as peter alexander just mentioned, hillary clinton is the early favorite. that rare interview she and president obama sat down forgave us a peak into their relationship and how things have seemingly changed in the last few years between them. is that a surprise looking at where we started in 2008? >> on the face of it, it is a surprise. they have evolved, people close to secretary clinton have talked
is alluding to is a deeply held view among republican leaders that the president is not done with re-election. that he wants to achieve political conquest over the republican party. that's been said publicly and privately. i think he is also talking about the need for republicans to make some gains incrementally and constructively and not allow the democrats and the president to paint them into a corner. even over the budget fights, you have seen republicans fair so poorly politically. that's...
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it was an election year you may recall. i have always felt a little bit of unease by the willingness of the administration to capitalize on hey, i'm here for grading jobs in america, build it in america and all the right things, and yet really if were going to capitalize, if america is going to cap was on the promise of delivering this energy where it can be refined in mr. green stitcher, the rest of the pipeline has to be built. i don't know that i'm smart enough to do this. we will have figures coming up for the first quarter of this year. last quarter of lesher was pretty disappointed. i would just submit, if you were to subtract the texas component to the gdp for this quarter we just finished, the last quarter, i wouldn't be at all surprised if the country was not still in recession with negative growth into quarters, which is the definition. it's taxes or forwarding activities i in the energy field that of early prevented the recession it has been a game changer and if we really were serious about reemployment american
it was an election year you may recall. i have always felt a little bit of unease by the willingness of the administration to capitalize on hey, i'm here for grading jobs in america, build it in america and all the right things, and yet really if were going to capitalize, if america is going to cap was on the promise of delivering this energy where it can be refined in mr. green stitcher, the rest of the pipeline has to be built. i don't know that i'm smart enough to do this. we will have...
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an opportunity before the election. this is. i think this election is going to be about who the people are going to just. people before party politics. right now it's not about all that stale ideas. it's about new, fresh ideas. more and partly it's about party politics. we have that. you have an over burden on the citizens. you have a fiscal mismanagement, and you have an all-time high of partisan politics which has led to a complete failure. spent 37 years in the congress during the rest the can with his ideas and with his ability down there. but the reality is that building a trust as opposed the party and politics. >> and right to come back to the question because, frankly, you didn't answer it. out come back oppose it again. >> thank you. thank yo having this very important form. mr. gomez says he is running a a new kind of republican but he is the oldest and stay list republican idealist. he says that the reforms are too tight. you have to get tough. considered voting for a supreme court justice which would overturn roe v w
an opportunity before the election. this is. i think this election is going to be about who the people are going to just. people before party politics. right now it's not about all that stale ideas. it's about new, fresh ideas. more and partly it's about party politics. we have that. you have an over burden on the citizens. you have a fiscal mismanagement, and you have an all-time high of partisan politics which has led to a complete failure. spent 37 years in the congress during the rest the...
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he was elected governor of mississippi in 1988. he has been posted to saudi arabia as our american ambassador. he has been a highly visible leader of our marine corps. you might have seen him on the evening news while helping out on the gulf coast in the wake of the deep water horizon oil spill. he has traveled 715,000 during his tenure. he is also a world class photographer. a true renaissance man and a 75th secretary of the navy. [applause] >> admiral miller, thank you so much for that warm welcome. mr. president, my thanks for all you do as our commander in chief for our sailors and marines around the world every day. and all that the first lady does on behalf of those who served and those who love them. to our distinguished guests, to family, friends, faculty, and most importantly u.s. naval academy class of 2013, welcome to commissioning day. it is wonderful to be here and i cannot think of a more fitting location to graduate and to be commissioned here were so many memories of your class were formed and where the heroic deeds
he was elected governor of mississippi in 1988. he has been posted to saudi arabia as our american ambassador. he has been a highly visible leader of our marine corps. you might have seen him on the evening news while helping out on the gulf coast in the wake of the deep water horizon oil spill. he has traveled 715,000 during his tenure. he is also a world class photographer. a true renaissance man and a 75th secretary of the navy. [applause] >> admiral miller, thank you so much for that...
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on election night, nbc news call the election for president obama and he was standing in his suite at the fairmont hotel. won!ie jarrett says, you and the president said, i will believe it when i hear it on fox. i tried to take people behind closed doors in this book, whether it was the situation room when there were getting bin laden, the doors to the roosevelt room or the cabinet room and the white house, the suite where mitt romney was on election night in boston, and many, many other such scenes where it is usually very hard for the public to go. i did more than 200 interviews for this book to take you behind the scenes of that campaign. it is the first book out about the 2012 campaign. i also tried to give some historical context we been talking about today. host: jonathan alter, "the center holds: obama and his enemies." thank you for joining us from new york city this morning. you can see "washington journal" every morning here on c-span. outside the supreme court, the justices have been dispensing of a handful of decisions on this last scheduled day of their term. the court de
on election night, nbc news call the election for president obama and he was standing in his suite at the fairmont hotel. won!ie jarrett says, you and the president said, i will believe it when i hear it on fox. i tried to take people behind closed doors in this book, whether it was the situation room when there were getting bin laden, the doors to the roosevelt room or the cabinet room and the white house, the suite where mitt romney was on election night in boston, and many, many other such...
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speaker, statewide elected officials, family, friends. it is my privilege to stand before you again before we start remarks. i will ask that you join me in a moment of silent prayer for a friend of ours. i was on the phone with senator john smith. i know he wants to be with us. he is with us in spirit and he is making a speedy recovery. i know you join me in this moment of prayer for him and his family that he makes that recovery so he can join us in the senate chamber just as quickly as doctors allow him to do that. join me in a moment of silence for john smith. amen. thank you. t is indeed my honor and privilege to stand before you again as i have done each of the five years before to start this session of the regular session of the legislature. i want to thank you. we have worked hard these last five years to address the challenges confronting our state. we confronted the big task to make louisiana and even better state. when i ran for governor, i said we would do everything we could to make louisiana a place for sons and daughters to
speaker, statewide elected officials, family, friends. it is my privilege to stand before you again before we start remarks. i will ask that you join me in a moment of silent prayer for a friend of ours. i was on the phone with senator john smith. i know he wants to be with us. he is with us in spirit and he is making a speedy recovery. i know you join me in this moment of prayer for him and his family that he makes that recovery so he can join us in the senate chamber just as quickly as...
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generally speaking it will be forward looking election of. obviously general adjustment of the obama administration will be important but that will be mostly driven by whether people think foreign policy has worked or economic policy worked. i'm optimistic about the republicans in 2016. it's unlikely for the country. it's unlikely foreign policy will be judged success and his economic policy isn't working too well. obamacare is a disaster and it's a total train wreck. it's beginning to be implemented. people will be very open to a message to repeal and replace it with a real healthcare reform good for consumers, healthcare and the country. i kind of agree with the scandal, it's not the history, the scandals particularly effected next presidential election if the president himself isn't on the ballot. in off year it's the general sense how the administration is doing and spills over into the administration in congress. the democrat and the senate have not done anything in the way of oversight over the obama administration. i think they will be
generally speaking it will be forward looking election of. obviously general adjustment of the obama administration will be important but that will be mostly driven by whether people think foreign policy has worked or economic policy worked. i'm optimistic about the republicans in 2016. it's unlikely for the country. it's unlikely foreign policy will be judged success and his economic policy isn't working too well. obamacare is a disaster and it's a total train wreck. it's beginning to be...
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you lost an election they'll write about for decades. joe biden seems to be kicking the tires for a run in 2016. is he the guy, in your opinion, that can lead the democratic party forward and the nation forward? >> i'm going to resist getting drawn into this. >> come on, try. >> i love joe and there are others who, no doubt, will run. i do genuinely believe that just a week after we inaugurated president obama, it's premature to get into the horse race. >> have you watched television news? come on. this is what we do. >> i know, but that's also part of something we need to challenge. we went through 2012 with 60% of the country in drought, superstorm sandy, $110 billion of climate disasters and not one journalist anywhere in the u.s. asked any question during the debates about the biggest issue we're facing, the climate crisis. now the horse race stories are easy to write. and it's just a template that we get into. it's totally understandable. but we need to really dig in, in our democracy, the way we used to and grapple with the problem
you lost an election they'll write about for decades. joe biden seems to be kicking the tires for a run in 2016. is he the guy, in your opinion, that can lead the democratic party forward and the nation forward? >> i'm going to resist getting drawn into this. >> come on, try. >> i love joe and there are others who, no doubt, will run. i do genuinely believe that just a week after we inaugurated president obama, it's premature to get into the horse race. >> have you...
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at least in election speak. one of the big issues is going to be health insurance regulation. >> yeah. for several years health insurance companies in california have increased premiums by double digits. just about every single year. that's well above the rate of inflation. for the coming year, same thing going on. blueshield has announced an 11.7% jump. aetna 11.4%. another companies are sure to follow suit. meanwhile here's the kicker. inflation rate for 2013 is expected to be about 1.6%. do the math. 1.6% inflation. double digit increases. something doesn't work out. reformers want to say something about this. >> right. but the health insurance companies say, you know, it's okay for us to make this kind of money. >> yeah. >> clearly they think it's okay. >> they've got their defenses, so to speak. insurance companies say, look, reformers are blaming the wrong target. it's easy to blame us. think about the hospitals that aren't run successfully or efficiently. technical changes. new developments in the health
at least in election speak. one of the big issues is going to be health insurance regulation. >> yeah. for several years health insurance companies in california have increased premiums by double digits. just about every single year. that's well above the rate of inflation. for the coming year, same thing going on. blueshield has announced an 11.7% jump. aetna 11.4%. another companies are sure to follow suit. meanwhile here's the kicker. inflation rate for 2013 is expected to be about...
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it would improve transparency and oversight of elected officials. a full vote could come as early as next month. the move comes after former supervisor, george, shirakawa resigned after saying he used public money for his gambling decisions. he is expected to be sentenced next montd. >>> a major decision on prop 8 could come as early as today. it is more likely to be issued in late june. the high court could strike down prop 8, uphold it or dismiss the case all together, meaning larger constitutional issues would not be settled. justices are also expected to issue a ruling on the federal defensive marriage act. that case seeks to strike down a portion of the act which denies certain benefits to legally married same-sex couples >>> tobacco retailers who want to set up shop in one bay city area may have to wait a bit. a temporary ban on new shops. 12 shops currently doing business in the city. seven of them are located within blocks of schools and the studies show minors who try to buy tobacco products in contra costa county are successful about a qua
it would improve transparency and oversight of elected officials. a full vote could come as early as next month. the move comes after former supervisor, george, shirakawa resigned after saying he used public money for his gambling decisions. he is expected to be sentenced next montd. >>> a major decision on prop 8 could come as early as today. it is more likely to be issued in late june. the high court could strike down prop 8, uphold it or dismiss the case all together, meaning larger...
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adly mansour will serve as the leader until an election can be held. >> b.a.r.t. workers are on strike for a fourth day. met with negotiators for another round of talks yesterday. still no deal. they will meet again today. >>> we could find out as soon as monday whether that new eastern span of the bay bridge will open up as schedule order labor day weekend. the bridge committee will brief local government leaders on monday morning during a closed door meeting in sacramento. it is possible the grand opening could be delayed due to several construction mishaps and led to broken bolts and other safety issues along the new eastern span. we are living by the motto safety first. >> that's what's happening today in the bay. back at 7:25 with a live local news update. >> enjoy it and have a safe one. >>> breaking overnight a wild celebration as egypt's president is removed from power. this morning she under house arrest, the country under new leadership. a volatile situation that has president obama deeply concerned. we are there live. caught in a lie, a key witness refu
adly mansour will serve as the leader until an election can be held. >> b.a.r.t. workers are on strike for a fourth day. met with negotiators for another round of talks yesterday. still no deal. they will meet again today. >>> we could find out as soon as monday whether that new eastern span of the bay bridge will open up as schedule order labor day weekend. the bridge committee will brief local government leaders on monday morning during a closed door meeting in sacramento. it...
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historically low crime rates right now, and that has produced -- you will see in this presidential election crime and criminal justice is not a top five issue. it's probably, it may not even be a top 10 issue on people's radar. that's unusual. if you go back in 1998 and the willie horton ads that were used successfully to kind of the flight michael dukakis' campaign, over and over again, crime and criminal justice has been a very kind of politicized issue, and there hasn't been a space or a sufficient space to really look at what kinds of policies we need to enact to better protect our public safety, devoid of a lot of emotion and politics. that has changed, in part because of low crime rates, and there's a lot of studies talking about why that is the case. but we are hearing things, historically low crime rates around the computer a second factor is the recession, the recession has actually forced the hands of state lawmakers have largely been responsible redacting over the last four years tough on crime policies. it force their hands to have his stop and incarceration. incarceration is ve
historically low crime rates right now, and that has produced -- you will see in this presidential election crime and criminal justice is not a top five issue. it's probably, it may not even be a top 10 issue on people's radar. that's unusual. if you go back in 1998 and the willie horton ads that were used successfully to kind of the flight michael dukakis' campaign, over and over again, crime and criminal justice has been a very kind of politicized issue, and there hasn't been a space or a...
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when i was elected to the united states senate last november, i never imagined my name beachwood e. about god or about gun violence. just like i could never imagined he would be standing here in the wake of 20 little kids having died in cindy had her of those who protect them. sometimes issues fine you. so here i am. i'm so pleased with the majority leader and majority whip in so many colleagues on the floor with me here today. i want to start with the unpleasant part. it is important for my colleagues to understand why we're having this debate to speak at next week about gun violence in life for the first time we were able to break the logjam and do some things about how it's easy to avert your eyes from the horror of what happened in newtown. it's easy to box your ears weekend that it didn't happen. we can't ignore the reality because it's here and on disturbing regular basis it here in tucson, aurora, sandy hook. the next is just waiting to be added to the list if we do not saying. see you so happy. sometime in the early morning hours of december 14, a very disturbed, reclusive y
when i was elected to the united states senate last november, i never imagined my name beachwood e. about god or about gun violence. just like i could never imagined he would be standing here in the wake of 20 little kids having died in cindy had her of those who protect them. sometimes issues fine you. so here i am. i'm so pleased with the majority leader and majority whip in so many colleagues on the floor with me here today. i want to start with the unpleasant part. it is important for my...
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the president was elected with a diverse member. >> they wanted him to push for immigration reform in dealing with a complex immigration system. that is something the president seems likely to tackle. >> a lot of these social issues we're talking about. fiscal issues. some are questioning whether that can get done, the big comprehensive reforms. >> that is a big question. thank you. >> 6:10. the previous congress took some heat after failing to provide aid to victims of the super storm sandy. atthere is a new coup starbucks you can get your coffee in. >> we are watching quiet weather in the seven-day forecast. >> good news on the one accident we were tracking on the [ telephone rings ] good evening, this is flo. [laughs] yes, i'm that flo. aren't you sweet! licensed phone-ups available 24/7. call 1-800-progressive. >> welcome back to 11 news today. 32 degrees downtown. the sun will be coming up in a little more than an hour. much colder to start off the day. 25 degrees at the airport. 27 in college park. i know this is what we typically experience this time of year. this is the first
the president was elected with a diverse member. >> they wanted him to push for immigration reform in dealing with a complex immigration system. that is something the president seems likely to tackle. >> a lot of these social issues we're talking about. fiscal issues. some are questioning whether that can get done, the big comprehensive reforms. >> that is a big question. thank you. >> 6:10. the previous congress took some heat after failing to provide aid to victims of...
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when the day came i was elected to the senate. he and i used to tell the story from time to time reminiscing about that battle back in 1986. frank told us he was once a two-pack-a day cigarette smoker itself. when it came to the bill he knew the right thing to. i was lucky to have him by my side. i couldn't have done it without him. he was a driving force behind a lot of other lawyers that were -- laws that were important too. setting the national age of drinking at 21. and.80 for drunk driving. the laws on smoking and drunk driving saved millions of lives thanks to the leadership of frank lautenberg. he was the last remaining world war ii vet in the senate. a few weeks ago we lost danny inouye. he used to sit here. he served in world war two as well. he passed away, frank did, early this morning in new york. he is survived by his wife bunny. what an extraordinary good person she is. i left a message on the voice mail and said, you know, standing by frank's side made a big difference in the life and the years they were together. t
when the day came i was elected to the senate. he and i used to tell the story from time to time reminiscing about that battle back in 1986. frank told us he was once a two-pack-a day cigarette smoker itself. when it came to the bill he knew the right thing to. i was lucky to have him by my side. i couldn't have done it without him. he was a driving force behind a lot of other lawyers that were -- laws that were important too. setting the national age of drinking at 21. and.80 for drunk...
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she was the first elected -- she was first elected in 1973 and also the first african-american woman to chair a legislative committee in the general assembly serving as chair on the house rules and executive nominations committee for 33 years. hattie harrison was 84 years old. >>> new this morning, word of a huge budget surplus in the district. mayor vincent gray will announce the $400 million surplus later today. you can thank d.c.'s growing population for generating that tax revenue. the booming real estate market is also -- the mayor will likely ask most of it to go into the city's reserve fund. >>> a weekend shooting in the district is bringing light to potential illegal activity by d.c. caterers. five people were injured at the d.c. sound stage on saturday. the club does not have a liquor license but was using a caterer that did. police are now looking into whether caterers are being used on a regular basis to skirt liquor laws and operate as bars under the city's radar. d.c. sound stage has been shut down by police chief kathy lanier and she could do the same to the caterer, ro
she was the first elected -- she was first elected in 1973 and also the first african-american woman to chair a legislative committee in the general assembly serving as chair on the house rules and executive nominations committee for 33 years. hattie harrison was 84 years old. >>> new this morning, word of a huge budget surplus in the district. mayor vincent gray will announce the $400 million surplus later today. you can thank d.c.'s growing population for generating that tax revenue....
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the public itself needed to engage on financial reform, take a bigger interest, make it an issue with elected officials. i have some policy recommendations at the end that i hope people will again take seriously. >> he'd been talking about this dream he had. tap about it for years that the american dream and then it becomes history and hit him in detroit just a few months before entire cabal, i have a dream that america will someday realize the sprint to pose in the declaration of independence. so i think he was just inspired by the moment. this >> now, update on preparations for president to bomb his on monday. representatives of the committees, u.s. capitol police and military spoke with reporters at the national press club for a little less than an hour. >> thank you very much. thank you for the press club for posting today. this is going to be a little bit of a dance as they run through this chronologically. as you can imagine, there's different players involved in the events taking place over the next three days. my name is trained for. that's brent colburn. i'm the communications direct
the public itself needed to engage on financial reform, take a bigger interest, make it an issue with elected officials. i have some policy recommendations at the end that i hope people will again take seriously. >> he'd been talking about this dream he had. tap about it for years that the american dream and then it becomes history and hit him in detroit just a few months before entire cabal, i have a dream that america will someday realize the sprint to pose in the declaration of...
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elections happened. elections happened again. it wasn't until 2004 that the court was able to actually provide relief. the existing responsive litigation system that we have is not only slow, it is expensive. i'm delighted that mr. carvin will -- i'm not independently wealthy and i can't wait four years to collect fees. there are, in my home jurisdiction, places that desperately need section 2 lawsuits brought where they are not being brought, in part because the data is hard to get, because the experts are hard it find and expensive to gather. and particularly as yyou mentio there aren't armies of lawyer sweeping in. it would be wonderful if it were true. but there are lots of jurisdictions that need this extra protection. something other than the ability to file a responsive lawsuit after a law goes into effect. in order to fight it. >> senator. >> thank you very much, chairman. i think a lot of this, being a prosecutor for four years. in the state of minnesota, we are incredibly proud of our state. we have the number one turn-
elections happened. elections happened again. it wasn't until 2004 that the court was able to actually provide relief. the existing responsive litigation system that we have is not only slow, it is expensive. i'm delighted that mr. carvin will -- i'm not independently wealthy and i can't wait four years to collect fees. there are, in my home jurisdiction, places that desperately need section 2 lawsuits brought where they are not being brought, in part because the data is hard to get, because...
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. >> we've lost two national elections in a row. we need to think about doing something different. >> republicans going to have to deal with the issue of guns, as are all americans, democrats included. you called for a national discussion on guns and mental health. let me take you back to 1995. you were running for the general assembly in your state and went out and distributed campaign flyers supporting a ban on assault weapons. were you supporting the state ban on assault weapons or federal ban on assault weapons? >> state. >> you said if your opponents pledge to repeal that ban that it was dangerous, crazy and radical. would you take the next step now in the wake of all these shootings and say it's dangerous, crazy and radical for the federal government not to step up and create a ban on assault weapons? >> states need to make some of these decisions like we made in new jersey. we have the second toughest gun laws in america, only behind the state of new york. i think if that's all you're talking about, you're shortchanging this
. >> we've lost two national elections in a row. we need to think about doing something different. >> republicans going to have to deal with the issue of guns, as are all americans, democrats included. you called for a national discussion on guns and mental health. let me take you back to 1995. you were running for the general assembly in your state and went out and distributed campaign flyers supporting a ban on assault weapons. were you supporting the state ban on assault weapons...
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we are divided in our election process. whoever wins, republican or democrat, the american people have done their job. now it is time for congress and our officials that we have put there to do their job and remember the oath they take when they come in to serve the american people. host: thanks for the call from connecticut. this is from the "washington post." nancy pelosi will guest star on the series finale of "30 rock" at the end of january. that is for the finale of the nbc program. they are notoriously tight- lipped about the upcoming episode. larry is joining us from biloxi, mississippi, on the independent line. caller: thank you for taking my call. i do not believe our congress or president are going to do anything different. they have laid out their lifestyles and the things they intend to do. they are looking for ways to decrease spending, but it seems to me we have elected some people to go into these positions to make our decisions for us. they seem to be self-serving. if you get an ineffective congressman who c
we are divided in our election process. whoever wins, republican or democrat, the american people have done their job. now it is time for congress and our officials that we have put there to do their job and remember the oath they take when they come in to serve the american people. host: thanks for the call from connecticut. this is from the "washington post." nancy pelosi will guest star on the series finale of "30 rock" at the end of january. that is for the finale of the...
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i was was elected to congress in 982, the same year that senator levin's brother, sander, was elected to the house of representatives. he has been ranking member of the house ways and means committee, the distinguishing member of the house of representatives having served that body for going on 31 years. mr. president, the first time i met carl levin was over here. i was going to run for the -- i was in the house, going to run for the senate. we met in his office. and the first thing i said is i came to washington a few years ago with your brother. we were elected in the same class. he said, yes, he's my brother but also my best friend. i mean, mr. president, how about that? that's something i have never, ever forgotten. these two brothers, natives of detroit, have done much for the state of michigan. carl levin is true listen an outstanding senator and even a better man. the senior senate from michigan is the longest-serving senator in its state's history. he has dedicated his life serving michigan families long before he was elected to the senate. he served as general counsel to the
i was was elected to congress in 982, the same year that senator levin's brother, sander, was elected to the house of representatives. he has been ranking member of the house ways and means committee, the distinguishing member of the house of representatives having served that body for going on 31 years. mr. president, the first time i met carl levin was over here. i was going to run for the -- i was in the house, going to run for the senate. we met in his office. and the first thing i said is...
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i think that, i don't, this election was not fought on the basis. people always say, you know, the call for electricity and education and so on and so forth, but i don't think it was thought on that basis so i'm not sure what the education plan is. the only one who i can education plan within their manifesto, or articulated, was tpi. they pushed what you're saying, abysmally low letter c. rates and how we have to improve them and how we intend to improve them. >> i know we've gone way beyond time, but riaz, a quick comment from you and then we'll take just two last questions together spent education -- that is the main reason. there's a lot of noise about it. secondly, there are systemic problems with in our system. for example, it has not been decided whether provincial, who should be responsible for much of the secondary level education or have a role in debt. these are issues which i think basically relate to garment, and perhaps things will improve. >> last two questions. i'm sorry that i couldn't take all the others. go ahead. >> thank you, is
i think that, i don't, this election was not fought on the basis. people always say, you know, the call for electricity and education and so on and so forth, but i don't think it was thought on that basis so i'm not sure what the education plan is. the only one who i can education plan within their manifesto, or articulated, was tpi. they pushed what you're saying, abysmally low letter c. rates and how we have to improve them and how we intend to improve them. >> i know we've gone way...
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why they lost an election -- last election and where they need to go from here. we'll talk to the governor about that. >>> also in our studio, paul rudd is here to join us, talking about his new comedy with tina fey "admission" and his incredible photography ability. >> okay. >>> olivia bastianich is up in the kitchen, showing us four meals to make really quickly and your family will be thrilled. >> good for a chilly day like today. should we get a check of the weather? >>> for today, it will be kind of cool here in the northeast. looking at a storm system coming out of the plains, bringing snow to the rockies, northern plains on into minnesota. for tomorrow, that system makes its way to the east. look for mountain snows in the midatlantic states, snow through the great lakes, upper ohio river valley, snow in the pacific northwest, rain along the california coast. plenty of sunshine and mild in >>> and right here temperatures haven't moved much since just before sunrise. thanks to the blanket of low clouds pushed inland by that sea breeze overnight. today we'll s
why they lost an election -- last election and where they need to go from here. we'll talk to the governor about that. >>> also in our studio, paul rudd is here to join us, talking about his new comedy with tina fey "admission" and his incredible photography ability. >> okay. >>> olivia bastianich is up in the kitchen, showing us four meals to make really quickly and your family will be thrilled. >> good for a chilly day like today. should we get a check...
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she was elected to the legislative assembly in 2008. she served as the justice minister for three years and then became the leader of the progressive conservative party and premier in october of 2011. she's very much at the forefront in her work on seeking the balance and indeed the partnership between the energy development and environmental stewardship. so premier alison redford we are pleased to welcome you to brookings today. thank you. [applause] >> i forgot to tell you have cards on your seat we would be glad to get those answers during the course [inaudible] >> thank you very much for being here today and so much charlie and dam for hosting this event which for us is very exciting. at the brookings institution is a place where i've never spoken before credit is certainly an institution that is well known to many of us in canada and it's an honor to be here today with our canadian ambassador and with ambassador gibson, and i know that while there are those of us in the room there's also a webcast so i welcome the people watching o
she was elected to the legislative assembly in 2008. she served as the justice minister for three years and then became the leader of the progressive conservative party and premier in october of 2011. she's very much at the forefront in her work on seeking the balance and indeed the partnership between the energy development and environmental stewardship. so premier alison redford we are pleased to welcome you to brookings today. thank you. [applause] >> i forgot to tell you have cards on...
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. >> reporter: some were elected officials. >> they're damaging the constitution. the white house is damaging the constitution. >> reporter: many here haled nsa leaker edward snowden a hero. >> he's a patriot. >> reporter: snowden sent a letter to the aclu last week urging the public to join the march writing today no telephone in america makes a call without leaving a record with the nsa. our representatives in congress tells us this is not surveillance. they're wrong. as pour the fallout overseas, in new details according to a german magazine, they targeted angela merkel's cell phone since 2002 when she wwas still an opposition leader. several world leaders, close u.s. allies. with germany and france demanding answers, some political analysts say the nsa controversy could harm the united states' standing abroad. >> there's doubt today the united states is the kind of ally it used to be. we're spying on an allies. when it comes to security issues, there's doubt we will be there when the rubber hits the road in terms of some real problem out there. >> reporter: for
. >> reporter: some were elected officials. >> they're damaging the constitution. the white house is damaging the constitution. >> reporter: many here haled nsa leaker edward snowden a hero. >> he's a patriot. >> reporter: snowden sent a letter to the aclu last week urging the public to join the march writing today no telephone in america makes a call without leaving a record with the nsa. our representatives in congress tells us this is not surveillance. they're...